An area chef repaid money stolen from his former partner, avoiding jail time.

John LaPosta, 53, admitted in April that he stole money from Maestro's at the Van Dam in Saratoga Springs, which has since relocated to McGregor Links in Wilton.

LaPosta pleaded guilty to grand larceny, a felony, and agreed to pay $175,000 by his June sentencing to avoid jail time. Restitution was paid Thursday, prosecutors said. He will also serve five years' probation on that charge.

He also pleaded guilty to criminal tax fraud in Saratoga Springs City Court and will be sentenced Tuesday to three years' probation on that charge and will have to make restitution to the state Department of Taxation and Finance.

His partner, Tina Kruger, 56, pleaded guilty to petit larceny, a misdemeanor, admitting that she also stole money from the restaurant for personal use. She was a manager and had a partial ownership interest in the restaurant, and she paid part of the restitution. She was also sentenced Thursday.

"The case is over, and the sentencing went in accordance with the plea agreement," said Kruger's attorney, Dennis Schlenker. "Everything is done."

The pair were arrested in April 2015 by Saratoga Springs police. The thefts occurred between May 2011 and July 2014.

Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen called the theft a "significant and intricate plan" through which money was diverted from the business through schemes including diverting gift card revenue and placing deposits on events that funneled into personal accounts. Suspicions arose, she has said, when there were large discrepancies between the high-end restaurant's success and its profits.

LaPosta had originally characterized the matter as a business dispute with former partner Bill Donovan. LaPosta and Kruger are now sole owners of Innovo Kitchen in Latham.

LaPosta will remain on probation for five years and Kruger for three, Heggen said. Their former partner is satisfied with the resolution, she said.

"We have been in regular contact with Mr. Donovan," she said. "He has been aware of the and part of the conversation about the restitution."